The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-20
STANLEY AND TIPPOO TIBB.
The Great Explorer on the Congo
New York Times,


There are two reasons why the unfav-
orable reports from the Congo need not
create anxi ty for Stanleys safety. One
IA the proverbially alarmist character Of
rumors from Central Africa, which have
already several times killed the famous
explorer. Another is the last preceding
news from Stanley, which said that on
October 9Th. he had pushed aheat with
half his men on forced marches. The rum
ored cutting of of his rear guard may
have been a misapprehension OF this in
tentiona division OF his forces, or the
rear Q ard spoken of might refer TO por-
lion of the command left far behind in
camp on the Aruwimi, or possibly TO the
force left TO guard camp at which he
had halted during four days in early Sep
TENDER. II cannot refer to the portion
of the expedition with which Stanley
himself was then marching.
The reported failure of 'rippoo lib to
keep his promise TO carry provisions 20
the camp established by Stanley al Yam
blga. on the Aruwimi, is disappointing,
and may indicate that something has
gone wrong TippOO lib is an old friend
Of Stanley, who ten years ago escorted
his caravan prior 20 his descent of the
Congo. With him stanley made a con.
tract last February 40 Zanzibar for fur
nishine 600 por ers 60 bring away the %
tons of ivory. valued at $500 GOO. which,
according to Dr Juuker Emin Pasha has
with him Iipp0o .lib was practically
the ruler of the region between stanley
Falls and TnunYka lake. hay ng gath-
cred many Arabs to bis standard and
supplied them with arms and ammuni-
tom until he could bring into tle field
thousands of fighting men
Since Stanley desired 90 carry stock
of ammunition to EmIn. as well AS to
bring Emiu's merchandise t0 "a market
Doc wished t0 secure the friendship and
interest oft this powerful. chief Besides,
therefore. engaging his carriers at $50
per head for the round irip, he appointed
the chief himself Governor of Stanley
Falls. at a monthly salary. payable at
Zanzibar This station had been aban
doned and burned, and no one was
equally competent 90 re-establish 30 and
keep the neighuoring Arabs under con-
troll
Up 90 the last news Tippoo Iib's infu-
ence seems fO have b en- successfully ex-
eried iu Staulevs BEHALF The principal
chief. through whose territory the ex
pedti0u has passed have readily supplied
food. and only % fortnight ago adyices
from ST. Paul de LOnada showed that Tip
poo ribb bad sent message to BoWa
station. saying that affairs at Stanley
Fsus were improving and that when his
reiulurcemeuts came. bis authority would
bee fully zee established lf does NOT yet
appear why boz failed t0 carry supplies fo
Yambuga. 20. stipulated, buf whmeverthe
reason tlc garrison there certainly dill
not wholly or chiefly depend on them for
food
d. has turned ont tha. Em'n'- safety
wa. bong ago insured and Sta .ev.s alone
ha- since been ENDANGERED Hi- journey
has certainly been longer than Doe hm-
self POO first supposed. though n0r longer
ran DE- F,IaiH, Captain Grant, S.rJohn
KRIS and other aufh.r.Ir, predicted
Stanley h0pei t0 reach NaIeM oy Aug
use ID. and September ID nas "a suh-c-
Qu.nt date 700 which DE expected t0 De iu
direct c0 mrubmi0n with Emn But
for several hundred miles bee hai to tra
verse abs urry meyu1rei country. and
tproyrI difficult There Is lItlIe reason
todol0t hoaeyer thai herea bed Emn.s
camp long ago.